Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fb4c9aac38f2a081…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: a1bf68c01c17f5a920bee19941ef1c59 SHA-1: c97f33908208fef731a30eff1714548aa209ed3e SHA-256: fb4c9aac38f2a081648ca0c5b88d850a1b3adc39962503456320d5edb62a92b1
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', a known indicator for Qbot droppers. This suggests the primary function of the file is to download and execute a malicious payload, consistent with Qbot's typical behavior. The detection strongly points towards a malicious intent, likely involving phishing or social engineering to deliver the initial malicious document.

Heuristics 1

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0